Imidazolidine

Imidazolidine
Names
	IUPAC name Imidazolidine
	Other names Tetrahydroimidazole
Identifiers
CAS Number	504-74-5;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
PubChem CID	449488;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID2073192 ;
	SMILES C1CNCN1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C3H8N2
Molar mass	72.109
Supplementary data page
	Imidazolidine (data page)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Imidazolidine is a heterocyclic compound formally derived by the addition of four hydrogen atoms to imidazole. The intermediate, resulting from the addition of only two hydrogen atoms is called dihydroimidazole (imidazoline). The connection of imidazolidine to related compounds is indicated in the Figure.

Figure. Chemical relationship of imidazole to its reduced derivatives.

Formally, removal of the two hydrogens at carbon 2 (between the two nitrogens) would yield the carbene dihydroimidazol-2-ylidene. Derivatives of the latter comprise an important class of persistent carbenes.^[1]

References

^ A. J. Arduengo, H. V. R. Dias, R. L. Harlow, and M. Kline (1992). "Electronic stabilization of nucleophilic carbenes". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 114: 5530. doi:10.1021/ja00040a007.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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[Arduengo2-1] A. J. Arduengo, H. V. R. Dias, R. L. Harlow, and M. Kline (1992). "Electronic stabilization of nucleophilic carbenes". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 114: 5530. doi:10.1021/ja00040a007.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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